Paul Simon Inducts Neil Diamond into the RRHOF

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  • Paul Simon Inducts Neil Diamond in to the RRHOF and asks: "what took so long??"
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  • @viacrucis2509
    @viacrucis2509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Neil Diamond. The man whose music raised me.

  • @garys8357
    @garys8357 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Two of my all time hero's..
    Amazing to see and hear.
    Neil is probably my all time favourite voice.
    Paul is one of my all time best composer/musicians!
    Great Day!

  • @747heavyboeing3
    @747heavyboeing3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    One legend inducting another legend!!

  • @nancywarren7331
    @nancywarren7331 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Paul has a great sense of humor❤

  • @MrMazins1
    @MrMazins1 13 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Paul Simon and Neil Diamond are true legends.

    • @gerritveldhuisen7748
      @gerritveldhuisen7748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Neil Diamond was in 1977, four days on Tour in Netherland.there were problems with the Hammond organ (110Volt America-Europe 220 Volt) I'm approached by Lou van Rees Management for a solution to my Hammond Rent.After four days I got my B3 Hammond returned with Fire spots of Cigarettes.It frustrated me.They have me removed me from the Neil Diamond Fan Club because I had this listed on their site.Never Excuse of Neil Diamond
      x

    • @nancywarren7331
      @nancywarren7331 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Paul is the ONE

  • @suedesch-carney883
    @suedesch-carney883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love Neil Diamond so much he cracked me up on this award yeah it was about time I know it was a long time ago I just came across this video anyway good job

  • @lynntempleton9640
    @lynntempleton9640 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A great singer, a great entertainer....master songwriter.

    • @gerritveldhuisen7748
      @gerritveldhuisen7748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neil Diamond was in 1977, four days on Tour in Netherland.there were problems with the Hammond organ (110Volt America-Europe 220 Volt) I'm approached by Lou van Rees Management for a solution to my Hammond Rent.After four days I got my B3 Hammond returned with Fire spots of Cigarettes.It frustrated me.They have me removed me from the Neil Diamond Fan Club because I had this listed on their site.Never Excuse of Neil Diamond

  • @lindakinney5409
    @lindakinney5409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have his album I think, it was his first, a dot to dot cover which I have never connected. I love all your music. Have been to 10 concerts. Never a dull monument. I wish well and your family. Will never miss your voice in my head!! Take care of your life!!!👑👑👑😄😄😄😇😇😇😊😊😊.

  • @jnwd1723
    @jnwd1723 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    If you've never seen the old movie The Jazz Singer with Neil Diamond do so. It's excellent!

    • @gerritveldhuisen7748
      @gerritveldhuisen7748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Neil Diamond was in 1977, four days on Tour in Netherland.there were problems with the Hammond organ (117 Volt America-Europe 220 Volt) I'm approached by Lou van Rees Management for a solution to my Hammond Rent.After four days I got my B3 Hammond returned with Fire spots of Cigarettes.It frustrated me.They have me removed me from the Neil Diamond Fan Club because I had this listed on their site.Never Excuse of Neil Diamond '

    • @leronputnam5917
      @leronputnam5917 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The first date with my wife of 37 years was " The Jazz Singer"

  • @lunasinger2735
    @lunasinger2735 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Damn right--What took so long!

  • @mary.gcarpenter1490
    @mary.gcarpenter1490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Its about time. Why did it take so long??? And Ive seen that movie many many times. I have it in my collection. I would have every cd he ever made if I could have afforded them. But I do have all of my favorites of his on a play list that I play all the time. In my opinion he truly is the best.

  • @jennymccauslan6313
    @jennymccauslan6313 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well done Paul Simon👏

  • @annamrazkova8811
    @annamrazkova8811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Paul’s Simon grandfather from Slovakia- Orava.
    Neil’ s Diamond grandparents from Ukraina and Polen. Slawisch poetisc souls.

  • @MertonHayford
    @MertonHayford 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3:45 Great how Neil is recording Paul's speech.

  • @survivrs
    @survivrs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you Paul for stating the obvious. Why did it take 20 years before he was finally inducted??

    • @susanlawrence8401
      @susanlawrence8401 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right?!?!? “What took so long?”
      Exactly Paul!!

    • @karinpaesold4734
      @karinpaesold4734 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gut gesagt.. Warum? Er hatte es schon so lange verdient ❤❤❤ Aber für manche Personen ist er einfach unbequem, aber gerade das macht ihn aus. Sich anpassen ist leicht...

    • @roseblake5803
      @roseblake5803 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@karinpaesold4734- What makes him uncomfortable for people. Never heard that before.

  • @Jayoung1000
    @Jayoung1000 13 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Two of my favorite artists!

  • @jdbnosik
    @jdbnosik ปีที่แล้ว +2

    About time!!!

  • @MrChrispy777
    @MrChrispy777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Paul Simon is a fellow artist, of the softer rock genre. Both are Jewish, and both are accomplished singer/songwriters, and I don't think Paul was roasting Neil. They were all having fun that night.

  • @therealjoebloggs
    @therealjoebloggs 12 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Neil Diamond acknowledges that when he started out as a Brill Bldg. songwriter, he was in awe of Simon and wondered if he could ever be as good and as successful as Paul. Fortunately, meeting and working alongside Paul Simon didn't daunt our Neil and he went on to be the great star he is and always was. A lesser man might have crumbled, as they say...

  • @JR-zv6qm
    @JR-zv6qm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best inductions, if not the best.

  • @taniamaramartinipereira276
    @taniamaramartinipereira276 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Paul simon e Arthur garfunkel são maravilhosos e junto com Neil Diamond são joias preciosas !!

  • @tonyreilley2842
    @tonyreilley2842 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Imagine high school with Barbra Streisand, Bobby Fischer, and Neil Diamond as your classmates. Brooklyn's Erasmus Hall.

  • @passqualecaiazza7728
    @passqualecaiazza7728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I own every vinyl album and the rest on CDs, of his music. Also, have him playing himself in a 1965 episode of the TV show Mannix

    • @nolavout3025
      @nolavout3025 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mannix, now theres a blast from the past!!!!

  • @lynnfoy623
    @lynnfoy623 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1/26/2016 thank you

  • @CarlMarksmoney
    @CarlMarksmoney 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ..."maybe not Tom Waits" .., that's a funny remark Paul!

  • @steelersfan7238
    @steelersfan7238 13 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    @Jayoung1000 Same here! Two legends.

  • @BeemerTwelve
    @BeemerTwelve 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Are video recorders available for purchase in North America?

  • @robinjung2937
    @robinjung2937 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m wondering the same thing why he wasn’t abducted in the rock n hall of fame? He should have along time ago, he’s an absolute awesome singer. He is phenomenal 😊

  • @carmenaguilaraguilsr7545
    @carmenaguilaraguilsr7545 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul Simon siempre vas a estar compaginado con garfumkel ,para mí muy litell tawn y la Sra Robinson ,yo te vi en Málaga con la princesa Leia 😎😎😎

  • @iamtheralwus
    @iamtheralwus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny guy!

  • @thenewhorizons
    @thenewhorizons 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @Jayoung1000 Mine too!

  • @AnthonyMonaghan
    @AnthonyMonaghan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Marty Fufkin...kick a grown man ass.

  • @snookyd8917
    @snookyd8917 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤Everyone’s a little tipsy.

  • @MrPernell27
    @MrPernell27 12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    the picked him becauas neil diamond asked him

    • @shelvajeanbuzzerd2618
      @shelvajeanbuzzerd2618 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      iam dissapointed in the language he chose to use especialy with his cjildren present
      i have lost somr respect for the man iheld in high regard.
      sjb

    • @shelvajeanbuzzerd2618
      @shelvajeanbuzzerd2618 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrPernell27
      nice by nu] lhave been follpwing you for the past 50 years and ypu have been someone i would of like to know
      l will continue to listen to your music. and i wish you continued sucess . sjb? ? i have two brothets andthe

    • @shelvajeanbuzzerd2618
      @shelvajeanbuzzerd2618 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      n
      ivy choy 0

  • @Better_Call_Raul
    @Better_Call_Raul ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Elvis was a great performer and singer but he was not a songwriter.
    Dylan was also two out of three. Mediocre performer at best.
    Neil is one of the very few that truly excelled at all three.

  • @rockymountainrose8189
    @rockymountainrose8189 12 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Why in the world did they choose Paul Simon to do the RRHOF induction speech for Neil Diamond? Neil may not of had a prepared speech but Paul Simon did and so disrespectful to have his own agenda. Oh well, CONGRATS to Neil Diamond and well deserved!!!

    • @montiralei
      @montiralei 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Maybe because Neil Diamond considers Paul Simon a friend and mentor, and specifically requested that he be the one to do it?

    • @rogerwelsh2335
      @rogerwelsh2335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree it was the worst speech ever. Neil gets 1 shit at this and Simon gives the most uninspired speech ever

  • @solitaryman8602
    @solitaryman8602 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Having followed Neil' music and live shows for more than 40 years, I thought Paul Simon was a strange choice. Apart from being Jewish New Yorker's there is very little musically they have in common. Paul's twee Iive shows are no match to Neil's bombastic marathon salvation shows. I think Bruce Springsteen would have been better. The Boss has yet to acknowledge that his live shows have been more than a little influenced by the bejeweled showman.

    • @poning8184
      @poning8184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Both Jewish New Yorkers.

    • @kln58cub
      @kln58cub 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally agree. The only good thing he said was What took so long. Simon came off as totally apathetic! Diamond deserved much better.

    • @johnkehe9082
      @johnkehe9082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kln58cub Apathetic? Don't think so. He and Neil were both hustling songs in NYC long before their fame. That was a funny, affectionate tribute, by a fellow songwriting master.

    • @patsanders329
      @patsanders329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnkehe9082 I totally agree, he did a great job 👏! Like his humour 👍

  • @geoffheaney5114
    @geoffheaney5114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gee ,couldn't the little pratt ,just acnowledge ,that he is a great singer ,songwriter, that brought so much joy to millions of people! Ihave to say paul ,you came across as envious and bitter 🙄

  • @johnt1440
    @johnt1440 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Awful induction by Paul Simon.His job was not to buddy roast but make a strong case why Neil Diamond belongs in the Hall.When the guitar influence of Diamond's first hit "Cherry Cherry" in rock alone should have gotten him in.I thought Simon's African story was atleast going to give props to Tap Root Manuscript (Diamond's platinum African-influenced album released 16 years before Graceland).But ofcourse even that story was told for a lame joke.Why it is always better for a current rock star to induct a legend (Chris Martin would have been great),not an old chart competitor with jealousy issues.

    • @rogerwelsh2335
      @rogerwelsh2335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John T it was one of the worst introductions I’ve seen by far. I still don’t know why he chose him in the 1st place

    • @Awesoman
      @Awesoman ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not sure where all the hate is coming from. Simon seemed pretty respectful to me and made a good point about his late induction. These two go way back as they both started out as songwriters around the same time.

    • @johnt1440
      @johnt1440 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Awesoman Even ND fans have observed that Neil sounded somewhat defensive.I would be too if the only song mentioned by Simon was You Don't Bring Me Flowers.The award induction usually is about the artists career accomplishments related to the award.Not backhanded humor.

  • @bstb1958
    @bstb1958 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    hall is a joke

  • @mikekaylor1226
    @mikekaylor1226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love Neil Diamond! He should have been inducted in 1991. He should have been inducted by someone other than Paul Simon, Simon gave the worst induction I've ever seen. No enthusiasm at all, no relating back to his early incredible classics. More like a roast than a joyful introduction.

  • @lucky35812
    @lucky35812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Paul Simon is very full of himself.....

  • @irishman4671
    @irishman4671 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Paul comes across as so bitter and jealous. Not a fan.

    • @lucky35812
      @lucky35812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      exactly.....

    • @su-rv2uq
      @su-rv2uq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he is a jerk, and I am sure he was jealous of Art's talent.

    • @Skane365
      @Skane365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Garfunkel is obviously a much better singer, but not a musician or a songwriter. One need only look at their post S&G careers to see who was the key individual in their duo.

  • @geoffheaney5114
    @geoffheaney5114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoa !!Awkward 🙄🙄

  • @MK-bj5uo
    @MK-bj5uo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He is a highly over-rated and obviously jealous little man.

    • @PapagenoMF
      @PapagenoMF 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Paul Simon is the greatest songwriter in modern history. You're insane.

    • @rogerwelsh2335
      @rogerwelsh2335 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      M K I totally agree. He is way overrated. Doesn’t mean he’s horrible, just way overrated

  • @LoveLife-wy8gt
    @LoveLife-wy8gt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Paul Simon is the most over rated artist ever .

    • @robmorrison1043
      @robmorrison1043 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Bob Malboeuf , Congratulations on the single most asinine comment ever posted on TH-cam! PS catalog of songs is greater than 99 % off all artists you can ever dream of. The man has written some of the most iconic songs of his generation. If he had j it st written Bridge over troubled Water, he should be in the hall. So once again, congrats on being LOST.

    • @debbiemaddox9360
      @debbiemaddox9360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love Life Paul Simon is one of the best writers of the 20th century. He has so many great songs and sang with one of the best if not the best singers of all times (Art Garfunkel). Paul is also one of the best guitar players ever. You better study up before you speak.

    • @rogerwelsh2335
      @rogerwelsh2335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love Life you are 100% correct. Simon is really overrated. I’m not saying he is absolutely horrible, he just doesn’t deserve to be revered like he is

    • @Skane365
      @Skane365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sounds like you haven't been listening to music in the last 20 years. Almost every year there's an artist who sets a new record in the "overrated" category.

    • @gavinmckenna3166
      @gavinmckenna3166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Over rated?..come on.go and listen to Graceland or Surprise or Rhythm of the Saints or Sranger to Stranger which he recorded in his 70's.the man is a musical genius rightly revered throughout the world.an American icon.the world will be listening to Paul Simon long after you and I are gone!I didnt even mention those other over rated songs American tune,The Boxer or Bridge Over Troubled Water.an artist would be lucky to have recorded one iconic songs.Simon literally has done dozens

  • @ruthparker1140
    @ruthparker1140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Weird choice for his induction. Paul Simon is a pompous little wanna be. Neil outshines him big time. And Simon is nothing without Garfunkle.

    • @musicfan56708
      @musicfan56708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ruth Parker Neil and Paul have been great friends for many,many years...Neil even performing Paul’s iconic song ‘The Boxer’ not so long ago...and Neil requested Paul for his induction.Paul Simon is one of the greatest songwriters and performers of our time and his catalogue of music is legendary.His solo work stands alongside his Simon and Garfunkel years as proof of the man’s outstanding talent.You don’t praise one artist by ripping another to shreds and Neil Diamond would hate that as he has always admired Paul so much and considered him as a mentor.You need your head examined by even thinking that,never mind writing it for anyone to read. th-cam.com/video/e1JtLpQJ17o/w-d-xo.html&feature=share

  • @servantofg-d5393
    @servantofg-d5393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By the way, Elvis was a Jew. If you don't believe me - look it up yourself.

  • @elliemenzel7939
    @elliemenzel7939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Tom Waits joke is still the best!!!

  • @nolavout3025
    @nolavout3025 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a strange sense of humour

  • @4timesnow318
    @4timesnow318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Forgettable induction speech.